Capacity

Capacity or capacities may refer to:

Mathematics, science, and engineering

 * Capacity of a container, closely related to the volume of the container
 * Capacity of a set, in Euclidean space, the total charge a set can hold while maintaining a given potential energy
 * Capacity factor, the ratio of the actual output of a power plant to its theoretical potential output
 * Storage capacity (energy), the amount of energy that the storage system of a power plant can hold
 * Nameplate capacity, the intended full-load sustained output of a facility such as a power plant
 * Heat capacity, a measurement of changes in a system's internal energy
 * Combining capacity, another term for valence in chemistry
 * Battery capacity, the amount of electric charge a battery can deliver at the rated voltage

Computer

 * Data storage capacity, amount of stored information that a storage device or medium can hold
 * Channel capacity, the highest rate at which information can be reliably transmitted

Social

 * Carrying capacity, the population size of a species that its environment can sustain
 * Capacity planning, the process of determining the production resources needed to meet product demand
 * Capacity building, strengthening the skills, competencies and abilities of developing societies
 * Productive capacity, the maximum possible output of an economy
 * Capacity management, a process used to manage information technology in business
 * Capacity utilization, the extent to which an enterprise or a nation uses its theoretical productive capacity
 * Road capacity, the maximum traffic flow rate that theoretically may be attained on a given road
 * Seating capacity, the number of people who can be seated in a specific space

Legal

 * Capacity (law), the capability and authority to undertake a legal action

Arts

 * Capacities (album), an album by Up Dharma Down
 * Capacity (album), an album by Big Thief